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01-20-23 | 08:10 AM
#26
Freewheel Medic
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From: An Island on the Coast of GA!
Bikes: Snazzy* Schwinns, Classy Cannondales & a Super Pro Aero Lotus (* Ed.)
Nice pics of your hub and the effort to shine it up. Every little bit helps! I have some travel planned for early Feb. Leaving my snow covered roads and heading to Charleston SC area (Edisto Island) to visit friends and get some rides in on those flats down there. Looking forward to putting these hills of New England behind me for a few days. I also agree with your assessment of this forum. Its reflective of most groups of people.....majority are good and well intended.
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01-20-23 | 08:29 AM
#27
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Dinosaur rider
Joined: Jan 2023
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From: Maine
Bikes: Specialized, Felt, Trek road bikes.
My primary residence is in CT. I am fortunate enough to have a summer home in Maine where I spend a majority of my time these days. May decide to make Maine my permanent home in the future as I enjoy all it offers. Although not conducive to year round riding, I enjoy winter activities as well...skiing, snowmobiling, etc. Although my time in SC wil be brief (4 days), a friend will transport my bike for me and join us for a few days as he "snowbirds" his way to FL. for 6 weeks.
01-20-23 | 08:44 AM
#28
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From: Fredericksburg, Va
Bikes: ? Proteous, '65 Frejus TDF, '73 Bottecchia Giro d'Italia, '83 Colnago Superissimo, '84 Trek 610, '84 Trek 760, '88 Pinarello Veneto, '88 De Rosa Pro, '89 Pinarello Montello, 'Litespeed Catalyst'94 Burley Duet, 97 Specialized RockHopper, 2010 Langster
[MENTION=42162]pastorbobnlnh[/MENTION] - Cool shiner. IIRC they were a lot narrower, maybe half or less? Also the length was shorter. I think a shorter one would allow it to float from side to side to get the rust closer to the spokes. The corners that hang down will hit the spokes and prevent it from getting to the edges. Adding some more weight to the bottom might help too, small reflector?.
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01-20-23 | 10:19 AM
#29
Freewheel Medic
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From: An Island on the Coast of GA!
Bikes: Snazzy* Schwinns, Classy Cannondales & a Super Pro Aero Lotus (* Ed.)
[MENTION=124730]SJX426[/MENTION] thanks for those tips. I'll try this for a few rides and make a different one with your suggestions in mind. 
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Last edited by pastorbobnlnh; 01-22-23 at 06:51 AM.
01-20-23 | 11:31 AM
#31
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From: Upper Left, USA
Nice pics of your hub and the effort to shine it up. Every little bit helps! I have some travel planned for early Feb. Leaving my snow covered roads and heading to Charleston SC area (Edisto Island) to visit friends and get some rides in on those flats down there. Looking forward to putting these hills of New England behind me for a few days. I also agree with your assessment of this forum. Its reflective of most groups of people.....majority are good and well intended.
01-20-23 | 12:00 PM
#34
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Dinosaur rider
Joined: Jan 2023
Posts: 28
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From: Maine
Bikes: Specialized, Felt, Trek road bikes.
Appreciate the referral to a hub cleaner. I will obtain one to help with the "authentication" of the rebuild. Only drawback is it requires the bike to be ridden to be effective. Not sure it will win out over my road bike. Thanks for your message.
01-20-23 | 12:34 PM
#35
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From: Seattle area
Bikes: Bikes??? Thought this was social media?!?
As a first bike restore that is an amazing effort.
If you enjoy the results and most of the work done to achieve it - you may have found a rewarding hobby. Lots of space in that post #5 pic = Beware!
....don't ask me how I know.....
If you enjoy the results and most of the work done to achieve it - you may have found a rewarding hobby. Lots of space in that post #5 pic = Beware!
....don't ask me how I know.....
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01-20-23 | 01:03 PM
#36
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Dinosaur rider
Joined: Jan 2023
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From: Maine
Bikes: Specialized, Felt, Trek road bikes.
Thanks for your feedback. Will exercise caution in future posts. I found the restoration process to be interesting and challenging. No time table and pressure to finish likely added to the enjoyment. As a hobby....not sure. Maybe this was my best work and can only go down. Probably better off staying in my lane.....but appreciate your suggestion!
